Verdict

These are closely matched NAS drives of the same capacity - decide on price and warranty. Check the live $/TB above.

ST6000VN006
Seagate IronWolf · 6TB · NAS
£235 (£39.17/TB)
ST6000VX009
Seagate SkyHawk · 6TB · Surveillance
£250 (£41.67/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
ST6000VN006 $43.78
ST6000VX009 $44.82
Capacity
ST6000VN006 6 TB
ST6000VX009 6 TB

Price history · UK, cheapest per day

ST6000VN006 £235 ST6000VX009 £250
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£300 £209 £118 Jul 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026
ST6000VN006 ST6000VX009
Capacity 6 TB 6 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS Surveillance
Spindle speed 5400 RPM 5400 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) - 26 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $43.78 $44.82
Buy
£235
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£250
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Highlighted cells mark the stronger spec for a NAS build. Failure rates from Backblaze Drive Stats where available; $/TB uses the cheapest live price. Buy links are Amazon affiliate.

ST6000VN006

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

3yr warranty · 180 TB/yr rated · 1,000,000h MTBF

ST6000VX009

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

3yr warranty · 180 TB/yr rated · 1,000,000h MTBF